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Jingdezhen City Profile

City overview

Physical geography

　　Located in the northeast of Jiangxi province and adjacent to Anhui province, Jingdezhen covers the land area of 5,256 square kilometers. It is located in the transitional zone of Mount Huang, Mount Huaiyu, and Poyang Plain. The basin-shaped terrain of Jingdezhen is featured by high surrounding areas and low central areas. The height of Wugujian, the highest peak in Jingdezhen, is 1,618 meters. Among criss-cross rivers, the second longest river is 210-kilometre Changjiang which flows from north to south; the longest river is 240-kilometre Le'an River which flows into Poyang Lake. Belonging to subtropical monsoon climate, Jingdezhen has abundant natural resources, a good ecological environment, and its forest coverage reaches 65.07%.

Historical development

　　During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jingdezhen was in the southeast of Chu State, and during the Qin Dynasty, Jingdezhen belonged to Fan county in Jiujiang prefecture, and during the Han Dynasty, Jingdezhen belonged to Poyang county in Yuzhang prefecture, and during the Three Kingdoms Period, Jingdezhen belonged to Wu kingdom; during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jingdezhen became a town named “Changnan”; during the Han Dynasty, it was renamed “Xinping” and belonged to Jiangzhou; during the Tianbao years of Tang Dynasty (AD 742), it was renamed “Fuliang”; during the Zhao Hengjing years of Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1004), it was named “Jingdezhen” and belonged to Fuliang county. On April 29^th, 1949, Jingdezhen was liberated. Later, it was separated from Fuliang county and became Jingdezhen city. In 1960, Fuliang county belonged to Jingdezhen city and became a suburban area. In July 1983, Leping county in Shangrao, Catfish town in Poyang county, and Hetang farm belonged to Jingdezhen. In November 1988, Fuliang county resumed its organizational system. In September 1992, Leping county was approved to repeal county system and set up city system (county-level city).

Population division

　　There is Leping, Fuliang County, Zhushan District, Changjiang District, and a national level development zone in Jingdezhen. It has 13 streets, 39 villages and towns, 3 state-owned farming, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery fields, 213 neighborhood committees, and 473 village committees. According to the population sampling survey, at the end of 2014, its permanent resident population has reached 1.6298 million people, which includes 1.015 million of urban population. The natural growth rate is 6.85%.

Regional transportation

　　Jingdezhen is located in the central area of six mountains and two lakes (Mount Lu, Mount Huang, Mount Jiuhua, Mount Sanqing, Mount Longhu, Mount Wuyi, Qiandao Lake, and Poyang Lake). It has Anhui-Jiangxi railway and four expressways: Hangrui expressway, Jingying expressway, Dechang expressway, Jingwuhuang expressway. Jingdezhen Airport is one of national 100 key regional airports. The three-dimensional transportation network has already been established and the transportation is convenient.

Distinctive economy

Ceramic

　　Ceramic is the foundation and core of Jingdezhen. Since AD 10^th century, China has spread porcelain making skills and industrial civilization to Korea, Japan, and Europe. For westerners, Jingdezhen becomes an important window of understanding and learning Chinese culture and is one of industrial cities with the earliest seeds of capitalism in China. The pronunciation of “Changnan” is similar to the pronunciation of “China”, and china is the same with China. Jingdezhen is not only a holy place of ceramic all over the world, but also an important symbol of Chinese civilization. During the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan established Fuliang Ceramic Bureau before he became an emperor. During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang set up Imperial Kiln in the second year of Hongwu reign. Until now, Imperial Kiln has a long history of more than 630 years. During the long history, Jingdezhen has absorbed widely from other famous kilns’ successful experience across the country. The produced porcelains have gradually formed the distinctive feature of “as white as a jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as a piece of paper, as songful as a musical instrument”. “China is known for a ceramic country, and Jingdezhen is regarded as a ceramic city. Jingdezhen is the capital of ceramic in China as well as in the world. In recent years, the protection and development of cultural heritage and modern industrial heritage have been strengthened. In 2014, Jingdezhen won the name of “the capital of world handicraft arts and folk arts”.

　　Many ceramic masters and professional talents gather in Jingdezhen. It has a large number of experts with special government allowance of the State Council and Jiangxi province, national level masters of arts and crafts, ceramic arts and crafts professors, provincial and municipal senior industrial artists and folk ceramic artists, and people working in the ceramic industry. Every year, thousands of domestic and overseas ceramists are attracted here to create and exchange, which forms a large and abundant ceramic team.

Tourism

　　With a profound culture and rich ecological resources, Jingdezhen highlights its regional features to vigorously develop the tourism industry led by ceramic culture. This year, its total number of tourists has reached 25.8508 million, an increase of 15.3% over the previous year; the tourism revenue has reached ￥20.087 billion, an increase of 31.9% over the previous year; the proportion of tourism revenue accounts for 27.2% of gross regional production, which has realized the target proportion of 18.6% in The Twelfth Five-year Plan. In the future, “one core area and three district areas” tourism spatial distribution will be constructed in Jingdezhen. The core tourism industrial area takes Changjiang historical district, modern ceramic industry cultural region, and central urban commerce shopping district as its main part. The three district areas are Changjiang with ceramic charm, colorful Leping, and Fuliang with beautiful landscape. Relying on culture, history, and ecology, the three district areas are developed rapidly.

　　Currently, Jingdezhen has 18 national A-level scenic spots. Strange Stone Forest in Leping has successfully become a 4A scenic spot, Yaoli town is selected as “China Top Ten Most Beautiful and Nostalgia Travel Destination Town”, and Liyang town is selected as “Jiangxi Top Ten Cultural Ancient Town”.

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